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PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. (Prin The ShePiet(' Mercury, Oct. 17.) 'Flit: AVention of Eerope may be said to he at p res ent a l m o s t e eclesiecly directed 10 one spot. • wheee Sovereign! and Statesmen have assembled for. per-poses, no doubt, suitable to the greatness and novelty of so extraordinary a tneetiee. In these piping and uninteresting times of peace, the Coegress at Aix-la-Chapelle presents a spectacle sufficieumtly interesting to am once the attention and excite the speculations of those deep politi -eisns that are to he found in such numbers in eeery and hamlet of the kingdom's. Con ieeteres as to the object of this meetiiit are, of coutrae, innumerable ; some of which - , to say the least of them, are very improbable. As we do not pretend to the possession of that instinctive saeacity that can penetrate the future, we shill tee iedtate the conduct of some of our felloW journalists. by affecting any superior iitfoilwition ou the subject, bet think it svill be the wisest course to wait the event of time, which will not •fail Fo Clear up all doubts, and give es inure in sight jets) the business than we sh a ll eve r ge t from the conjectures of the profoundest politi ciens asn e e pt us, who, after all, may know as little of it as ourselves. Bsst though see confess ourselves ignorant of the oh ect of the Congress, and know not what essitieete will come under the consideration of the Isieh characters that compose it, we cars see no impropriety in messing at what might form the subject of their deliberations with propriety ettCRlOl. We feel gratified at the new and agree- Rhie spectacle of so many sovereigns and the repre•entvives of sovereigns meeting, nut for the purpose of ambition, or the contrivance of some polltieal robbery (uhich have been too often the ohjects studt meetings), but for the establish- Meet of sects a general system of union and fel lowship as will teed to prevent the svars that have hitherto desolated Europe. These wars have most frequently owed their ori g in to some trilling dispute, and have generally heen c xried on with the deepest rancour long atter the causes that produced them have ceased to mperate.— Were a general council of the'principal Europeau States formed, to decide on the quarrels that occesienally arise betwixt neighbouring kingdoms, and was each of them hound to sebusit to this decision, under pain of being opposed by the whole confederacy, it might be the means of pre serving the peace of the world, and preventing Many of those desolating wars which have it) every age afflicted humanity. Nor is the scheme so IT,opian as it may be considered by many. It is said that Henry the Great had a similat plan in View, when the hand of 'an assassin deptived France and the world of that distinguished Pratte. I n the constitution of the Amphictyoeic coetneil; the Greeks also had the benefit of an institution like the one we allude to. Deputies 'from- so rirsey of the principal cities regulated the general pedisy tl:e whole. Teer e much room for improvement in the getierel policy of Europe. How many absurd re getiatieos, for insteorce, in commerce ,till exit, in Coeseaseatice of the ienoratwe or' jealousy of tire Stetes. Dill all smite its the adoption of - a more liberal policy, the general advantage would be great ; het, at present, one . Slate is oh- Peed to impose restrictious oil its intercourse w ith another, because that other has adopted a simi lier policy with regard to it. Whoever has studied the character of the .and is acyminted with the state cif pehlic feeling in that toiletry, will 'laterally he'disposed to think that effective meaus should he'adopeed to watch them with jealousy. There is a spirit still subsisting in active existence its that couotry disc ought to he creshed at its first menifeetation, and before it cats heve acquired force etsougtt to disterb the ttenqeillity of the seiresi , ! again. For this pwrpose, nothing' scents tussle est - stable titan the establishment of such a coefedevisey as hiss already freed Europe Irons the oppretsive donsinetion of France, amid which, if that station shotdd he again disposed to . play its monkey and revolutionety tricks, will oblige it to do.so within its own limiis. Europe has already lLtd quite eimottels of that frateruizing spirit which France so lately manifested, and which induced her to missile the neighbouring states as so many alpeediees to the great na•iter ; and it behoves the continental goyernmeets in particular to pre vent the diffesion of principles which, under the mask of freedom, have tended to destroy all social order. The principle of self defence will surely justify such a utsiors amongst the neigh• bottring powers as will tend to prevent a renewal of those scenes that lately perplexed and dis tressed the friends of humanity. We shall be glad to field that it is one of the objects of the Congress to organize such a confederacy of defence. By all means leave the managemeut of France to itself ; let us not interfere with her internal administration, but leave them to con struct for themselves whatever fOrm of govern ment they may thick !nest suitable for them- Bust the instant they adopt a line of policy that obviously affects the interests and safety of other states, that instant it becomes the privilege and deity of these states to interfere. And this right of interference, on such an occasion, is founded on the plainest principles of justice. A mat) may do in his own house what he pleases, whilst it does not affect Isis neighbour ; but he has no right to set fire to it, or keep barrels of .gun . powder in it, because by this conduct he endan gers all arousal him. It was-mn this ground that France was forced to 'renounce Buonaparte, and the policy was jest and prudent. It would have beets mere iinneeilit/ to have confided its his i t ogotv promises of moderation e the whole history of his life thaws that his ambition was insatiable, and that he, would not scruple at any means for its gratification. .And even supposing it possible that some sudden and extraordinary revolution in his character and aims had taken place, the cir cumstances he was placed in would have forced • him to disturb the peace of the world again. It was his military character that made him the idol of the French people, and it was by a nu merous and gratified artssy that lie was to retain tise e lsigh.stAion, to which he was raised. To gratify thatlsiolish find insatiable love ofiftilitary glory to which the French people had been so l o ng Rccas tom ed, and of which they were so fond, ..lie Row have contrived to kindle up the flames.of war again, and the scenes of former de vastation and ruin might have been renewed. It was this consideration that decided the Allies to get rid of him at any rate, and, if possible, to root up the system of which lie was the head and support. By doing this, and by supporting the system ar ptesent established in France, .we con tend that the Allies have bestowed a great and important benefit on th'ut country. It would be ridiculous indeed to compare the two systems : one was the arbitrary rule of a military despot, eminent-indeed for talent, and singularly success ful in war, hut who, to gratify his inordinate and inhuman ambition, involved France in wars that exhausted her, and at last called down upon her the vengeance of an injured and insulted world. Under the present system, the people have at tained a greater share of influence in the Govern ment than they ever had before; and though they cannot boast of the possession of all those rights ' to which they are entitled, and which they will, no donlv, ultifnately attain, the Government is constructed on more liberal principles, and se . ewes to the people more political freedom, than that of any other on the Continent. We suspect, indeed,!that many of those politicians who fill the p u blic places in Paris with revilings against the Bourbons and their Government, owe that free dom of speech to the comparative moderation of the vet y Government they abuse. Under the reign . of the limpet or and King these sages round it prudent to be silent, and we have no doubt that if fortune should ever restore him to his former station, their mouths would be imme (timely shut, except, indeed, when they were suf fered to open them in blasphemous adulation of Napoleon the Great ! Many of those who are now so claim), ons for liberty, were the most supple slaves of their Imperial Master, and, with the usual consistency of such characters, they would once more, were he in power, t Stand in his presence humble, and receive Strict laws, unposed to celebrate his throne With warbled hymns, and to his Godhead sing Forced hallelujahs. DEAN, THE MURDERER. SURRENDER OF THE MURDERER, HIS EXTRAORDI NARY CONFESSION, C4RONER'S INQUEST, &C. UNION-HALL.—At an early hour yesterday morniug a report was spread throughout the Bo rough, that Robert Dean, the murderer of Mary Halbert, was in custody, and would undergo an examination before the Magistrates. An immense crowd of persons assembled about Union-HMI Office, under that expectation, and the public road in front was so excessively thronged that malty lives were hazarded by the attempts of driiteri'df coaches and carts to force a passage for their vehicles. About five o'clock yesterday mOrning, a young man accosted Joseph 'Myatt, constable and .watch-house - keeper of St. An dretV's, Holborn; stating that he was a inurderer, and was desirous of surrendering himself into the hands of justice ; the constable was astonished at the application, and for a few moments hesitated how to act. He requested the applicant to be more explicit ; the young man then said, that on day evening he murdered a child at Newington. " Your name is Dean," said the watchman ; " I am that unfortunate man," he replied. He was then taken into the watch-house and properly se cured. During his continuance there lie was asked by Myatt, whether at the time of the tour ' tier committed he was in a.state of intoxi. , Cation, tri w hich he answered he was never more sober in his life. At seven he was taken toGiltsptir street Cotupter, and information of his surrender was - sent to May, the Officer, who had been par tictilarly active in his eodeavours to apprehend him. May waited upon the Lord :Mayor about eleven o'clock, and received the directions of his Lordship to take the prisoner to this office, in order that the business might be investigated by the Magistrates.. of the district. C. Jetutnett, Esq. The Coroner and Jury bad in the gotao time assembled at the Rockingham At'ms, Nt!wington, to take an inquisition on the body of the murdered child, and the Sitting Magistrate being iutortned that the prisoner did not deny hav ing committed the murder, considered that the niost expeditious and satisfactory mode of proceeding would be tO send him immediately before the Co roner, in order that he might be committed for trial upon the evidence adduced to that gentleman and the Jury. It was also thought that the public [mind would be more speedily tranquillised, and the cramd of persons would disperse, and the par ties tetite peaceably to their respective homes, when it was known that his final commitment had taken place. At nom' the coach arrited at M i l a n-hall office, containing May, the prisoner Dean, and Myatt the constable, who, receiving the order of the Magistrates as above stated, pro ceeded, with the addition to the party of Hail the officer, to the Rockingham Arms, followed by about 2000 persons. It was not observed by the officers that the unhappy parent of the mur dered child was standing at the door of the Rock ingham Arms when the prisoner descended from the coach, but he soon became known ; the mo ment his eyes were fixed on the person of the pri soner, his countenance grew pale with rage, his eyes flashed fury, and with the rapidity of light ning lie darted upon the culprit, and but for the timely interference of the offieets would have avenged oft the spot the immolation. of his child. One hand of the prisoner was fastened to May's, and with the other lie covered his eyes, nor once dared to meet the glance of the wretched fatter. At the period when the coach arrived, the Coroner was taking the evidence of Mrs. Halbert, the mo ther ; the moment that the announcement of his arrival reached her ear she fell into a convulsive fit, and was taken to an adjoining chamber that proper assistance might he administered. She unfortunately fell against one of the windows, .and was very much cut about her arms and hands. CORONER'S INQUEST. The following is the evidence taken before the oroner, CHARLES JEMMETT, Mrs. Mary. Halbert, wife of Edmund Halbert, and mother of the deceased, being sworn, stated, ;aim . a great deal of it relevant evidence, that her wother Went into the street, and saw the deceased . _ in Dean's arms at the top of the court in Thomas's street ; Dean asked witness's mother if she would go-to a chandler's shop, and purchase him some tobacco, which she consented to do ; and while she was gone, on the errand, something impelled witness to rise from the chair ; she felt a kind of internal alarm, and she, without any motive, ran into the court, and met the deceased near the house door ; she reeled towards her, and appeared to have a red handkerchief round her neck. Witness took the deceased into her arms, and the blood gasloal from her throat all over her clothes ; the deceased put out her arms, and then dropped down as if she had expired or tainted ; witness awoke her husband, and said " Our child is murdered !" the husband replied, " You are mad surely." — He took hold of the deceased, and seeing that she was dying, he ran into the Court and said " XVII() did it ?" Witness told her husband that " Dean had done it, she was sure ;" and she then in tortned hint that Dean came in while lie was asleep, and went out with the deceased, with the professed intention of buying her an apple. A surgeon was sent tor, who came and attended the deceased until she was quite dead. [At this period the murderer was brought in a hackney-coach, escorted by a number of officers, from Union-hall Police office ; several thousands of persons had collected round the house where the Jury were sitting, and would have torn the delinquent to pieces, but for the spirited interven tion of the Police. The above witness ran to the window of the Jury-room, from whence she had a view of the person of Dean, as he was sitting in the hackney-coacli ; she screamed most loudly and terrifically, " That is the murderer of my dear child ! Oh, the vifiaits ! Oh, the murderer!" &c. and fell into an hysteric fit : she was removed into another room by a. surgeon who was pre sent. Dean was placed in a room adjoining the Jury-room.] Joseph Williams, the brother of the last wit ness, being sworn, gave a long statement which twee no farther upon the questioh than to show that Dean was in unsettled and distressed - cir comstances. .Mrs. Sarah Williams, the mother of the above witnesses, and grandmother to the deceased, de.s posed to the saw_ effect. • Mr. Ruby Weston, - surgeon. Brighton-place, New Kent-road, being sworn, stated, that the woond was sufficient to inflict death. Joseph Myatt, an officer of St. Andrew's, Hol born, sworu.—About a quarter of an hour before five o'clock that morning, a man, who said his name was Robert Dean, carne to the watch-house of St. Andrew'S, Holborn ; he said that " be came to surrender himself, fin. he was a murderer, and could not bold out any longer ;" witness ask ed him what murder he• had done, and he said, " He bad murdered a child over in the Borough ;" he seemed very much agitated, and asked leave to warm himself ; witness told - him that he might if he thought proper : witness took him from thence to 'the Poultry Compter; on the way witness conversed with Deaff,andasiced him how he came to commit the dreadful act Deah replied, "Why, the devil was aVer hint."' Dean begged that be might be well used in prison ; witness promised be should ; Dean said that be was, during the whdle of Monday last, lurking about Bow-street Police Office, in hopes that some one woold re ' cogliise him, but as no one'did, he had not cou rage to resign himself up : he had been wander ing about ever since he committed the crime ; and he went to a Chapel in Moorfields,' and : -heard a sermon' preached, a'vhicls so affected hist mind, that be resolved to stierentler himself up to justice; he said he was Titre sober whtso he committed the act ; Dean appeared perfectly composed whiin he gave the above relation. . . The Coroner haVing said a few words, the Jury returned a verdict o(- 7 -lrilful murder against Robert Dean.. The witnesses were Bound over, and the -Coro ner issued his warrant for hisasomtnittal to Horse monger-lane gaol. Before Dealt was removed.from the Rockingham Arms, the Coroner ordered the constables to bring Lint (Dean) into the jury-room. He was brought in handcuffed to M'ay, the officer, of. Union.hall. Mr. Jetntnett asked which was Bobert Dean. Dean burst into tears, and hi great agitation said, " I ant that unfortunate man.'' Cottotsatz.—l ant sorry to see. yow charged with such a horrid crime; Dean. (beating his forehead its great agony with his right hand) said s ." it is a dreadful thing surely," CORONER. - 1t is my duty to commit you ; I have issued my warrant, and I hope von will think of your awful situation, and may God have mercy upon you. Prisoner (writhing with agony).—" I hope - he will." • - - The prisoner was theti conveyed in a hackney coach to Horsemonger-lane Gaol. A case-knife was found in the court where the mnrder was committed„ which is supposed to be the instrument used by Dean to effect his pur pose ; it is about eight inches long, with a white handle, and is the property of Mr Halbert; it is in the possession of May the officer. CONFESSION. During the time the Inquest was being held at the Rockingham Arms, Dean was pladed in a pri vate room with May, and several other officers. Dean whispered to May, that if he were left alone .with him he would _ relate to hint the whole par ticulars of the dreadful transaction. May requested every person present to leave the room, and the prisoner then matle.the following confession, which we give verbatim :—" On Friday evening last, 1 met a young,man named Joseph Williams, with whom I. bad long been intimate at Mrs. Halbert's house, in Jaques-court, Thomas-street. I had long been acquainted with a young woman, named Sarah Longman, daughter of Mr. Long man, at the Grapes, Church-row, Aldgate ; nty aflection,for her was extremely great ; I had for some time past corresponded with her. A dispute unhappily arose ; I wrote to her upon the subject, expressing my regret at the unfortunate ,rupture ; described the very great regard which I tentertaint4 fOr her ; implored her to consent to a reconciliation ; and begged-that she would write me an early answer. She never replied to my ' letter. Her father called upon me, and wished that the connexion might be discontinued, These circumstances had an indescribable effect uP(' my mind ; I was miserably unhappy, " 116 inc e a cf pable of attending to any business, and gave entirelyup to despair. I endeavoured to prevail te, her to renew the correspondence. I Celt that lover could be happy in this world without he r, anddeter• mined to leave it. Thoughts of a dreadfuldescripti°l3 entered my mind, and must have proceeded front the devil. I felt that I should leave the work' in a state of happiness if I could murder her, and. termined to perpetrate the deed. .1 had been Troia home two days, business not being very bris k and on Friday evening I called to see llows, a t Mrs. Halberts, and we both came out together, and walked in company as far as the Sur re y Tfje arre ; we did not go in. I told William s tll6t d wanted to see a Gentleman in the Borough, fin should go that way. We parted, and I returned to Mrs. Halbert's. After talking in a ve r y fric"" l manner with the family, I asked for a k nife, an ; they supposing that I wanted to cut some Veal gave me a case knife. I took an opporuniti concealing it unperceived in my p ocket. shortly after went out with tite child to buy he some apples, which having done, I retnrned the court. A sudden thought came o ver t o l • Wa to mind, that if I murdered the child, w ho o' Bs in ; Docent, I -should not commit so. great a crime a in murdering Sarah Longman, who was older; and as j imagined bad sins to answer for. 19 'L i moment I pulled the kniie, out of my pocket, re, the child down out of my arms, held her hes- back, and cut her throat ; in an instant I tun a ; wined that I was in the midst of flaming fi'e , the court appeared t,o me like the entrance of I ran away, not knowing - where I went , or %,'"a I did : 1 wandered abot;t in a state of dis tractiPn,: until 1 surrendered myself up at thewatch-louse: COURSE OF EXCF!AN(E, TuESDAV, OCT. 2i3* Amstet dam Ditto, :it Sight Rotterdam Antwerp Hamburg!) Altona Paris, 3 Day's sight 24 60 , do"' Dii tf) 11ontdeaux, ditto ..,. - I 4 , 0 - Frankfort on the 'Min - . 14.3 ' I ' L -i ce ! ' • • f%lt' :t 40 Madrid - Cadi7 4. i... Bi'boa 5P4. i;eviiiit Gibraltar .. .. • .;.4 • , Barcelona -.9 Leghorn ••• - ;2l. • Genoa... 461-Venice, Ital. Liv. i 6 Malta... .hu -Naples • 43 _,. 01., " Palermo - • Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Dublin.... ..,..91..... Cork.... :9 per Cesd. . .. . • Agio of the Ban!. on Holland.... 2 per Cent. • BULLION. tir• 0 r er •PorttTal Gold, in Coin 1 . 0 0 . 6 . . 1 .Foreign Gold, in Bars 4 4 New Dollars • 0 5 4....." Silver, in Bars _. BIRTHS. , , of 11 1 On Monday last, the Lady of George Eyre, Pg" rens, Wilts; of a daughter. --, „ v eo 4 Yesterday,_ the Lady of Dr. Davis, of Geo r r cover-square, of a sou. MARRIED. h lOW On Tuesday, the 20th instant, at PutneyChut: AicbelllV der Brynier Belcher, Esq. eldest son of Andra ° ; . I " t id AA" Clarence-lodge, Roehampton, Esq. to Maria, Fa ter of Joseph Alcock, of Rochampton, Esq.. • DIED. ine , Liet t/ On the 13th July, ISI7, at Frankfort on the - utcr ly 65th year, Sir John Whiiley O'Carroll, Bart. Colonel of thy - Yorkshire Militia. On 19thonday, the 19th instant, at her housesr. 4 tit `" street, aged 71, Mrs.. Smart, widow of the li" c a ". who died at Edinhfirgh in September la st • 1 ,0 • 0a Monday, the 19th inst. Mr. James .1\1` 1 ‘ 1 " - als i•P hall-street, in the 29th year of his a. , e." Yesterday, at his Itou; , e,.lielgraye-plac e, A 4 i peOl 'fingering' ii:ness, Thomas Borne, Esq. aged 6 v l. ` P hef t ~of'. ev- 4 At Glasgow; nn the 13t 10 inst. the. B:, ,) D.D. one of- the • Minist s ers of that City, in t his age, and 49th of his ministry PROVINCIAL BIRTHS, ISIARRIAGES,_ A' S9 .. --11 ' T '''. 11 'ti: ° \i.ti c ait: s :r t ,,tr ; :. :. :..a, d el i r i ssl y ec.),,,i s lll,a e .a : Lis n its o lt: i , :,. l:c, l): l‘ , l c a s t . ;::t a .:Bl:i - e D o e calive.:ei cotioy,,..ournWillii.or Lady ,; of the Rev. William Molesworth, of " r s `,; • • em 6" ' ' , 1 4,4 11t- jo . ' Pa l e u i' l ' uut i b r , s .C‘IIV11111%.11Cililie,"r0.01 .:' ''''-;... son. „ Ball, k E 'r s i 4 d . ay o l f ast ula T r E p iontas Hall, Esq. elde st $"l4 Oil' 705,10 daughter of Benjamin Blackclen, of i l l' tie' &H I -c ia o, ED. 00 0 's near High Wycombe. 44 ) Thursday week, Mr. John Bubb, to Elizahc AO daughter of Mr. J. France, of Blackburn. rp• bov- Lately, Mr. C. Watson, of York, to Miss 51 ,3 . A, • . Lately, Mr. James Armitage, to Miss Atio Ste'' .0, Bradford York - I ' • • , s tile. Yol i ' shiC4-* Lately, Mr. Joseph Bolton, of Bradford, Miss Susannah Radcliff, of Holliect• 42. t G °°u 7 ei On Thursday NI G NI dal 1.0 MIES Oar' P .., . r. coige c e , SOP both of Leeds. . Wei , •'- (I:)xvol.ii,oftoottlii; ao.,si 00, Lately, at Richmond, Yorkshire, John Oulu? Wensley, to Miss Fairbanh, of Richmond. . . •.. , fit. Ofr' 1 • ntED. Lately, Mr. John Bagnold, eldest SOO °f 11;e bite' !.. ••,-. Bagnold, postmaster at Halifax, are. onttooli3O Lately, at Northowrani, near Halifax, IY,ll,j'ir, tilllor,' of the most noted change-ringers in forbs''', by ill' . ~, o f body was interred, a mournful peal was rand ,Pg'', companions. D i; i ill • P i k ls°'' „0/ 41 0 . On the Stli inst. at Harrowgate, •-•-k a° „ l ip- . . • the Polygon, tie - •NI I ,ii . auccester• ear ° IP ' Ot Lately, Mr. Woudbead, of Mill bridge , n mod, A* merchant.of von, . 0 11 , Wednesday last, Mts. Carr, 'wife , lat o9 ' , sec Askhain, [Robe York. vf Os or iffi Lately, t, son of Mr. Joseph a; J , eO ,lO ll O O wike, Yorkshire.. Steer. on, '',, scee f Lately, Mr. John Asquith, sett. 0 Doi. • Justice Clerk to the late Thomas Garforth, . . 14 0 07 Hall, as a Magistrate for the West Ridini,3,ollo,. . 00 Lately, at Huddersfield, Daniel flentl;o'ndota:_,„tPq(l„,'l/1., Daniel Haigh, Esq. of Furzedown, ye r , ri on, ,)1 19 "" At Murroch, in tlig parish the sth ult. 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